At the end of the first month, Xiao Tianzi received Liu Xiu's crying letter. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Upon learning the bad news that his father had fallen off a cliff, Liu Xiu was overly sad, and the injuries he suffered from the attack on Chinese New Year's Eve recurred, and he was bedridden and could not go to Luoyang to greet the coffin in person. In view of the fact that only his only son as the king of Chu could inherit the title of the king of Chu, and as a vassal king, he could not lead troops and manage the government, Liu Xiu specially asked that in addition to resigning as a hussar general, he should also exempt himself from the history of Jingzhou and concentrate on taking care of the various businesses left by the previous king.

Resigning from the post of hussar general, Liu Xiu had no reason to maintain a personal guard battalion of 10,000 men, considering that he had fought for the country for many years and had made many enemies, and he had been attacked by assassins not long ago, because he specially asked His Majesty to allow him to keep more than the prescribed number of personal guard battalions. Until the imperial court decrees, he will keep the existing guard battalion without any changes.

As the outgoing assassin of Jingzhou, Liu Xiu wrote the last letter of discussion, suggesting that the county orders and county magistrates of each county should be raised, so as to solve the problem that the county magistrates and county magistrates could not live decently on their own merits, create a possible environment for them to be honest and honest, and open the door for those scholars who could not be honest and self-conscious because of their poverty.

Finally, Liu Xiu, as the initiator of the new policy, sincerely pointed out the achievements made so far in the implementation of the new policy, but also gradually bred various problems, and put forward some prevention and solution plans, the most important thing is to reiterate the spirit of the contract, ask the imperial court to set an example, do not easily destroy the foundation of the implementation of the new policy.

After Liu Xiu's recital was delivered to Xiao Tianzi, Xiao Tianzi was both annoyed and helpless.

Liu Xiu's recital is an official document. According to the current unwritten rules, when these official documents pass through the Situ Mansion, they will be summarized and retained. In particular, it is likely that the full text of this kind of note on the new policy will be copied and sent to all prefectures and counties, as well as to various prefectures and temples in Beijing. Liu Xiu was only talking about Jingzhou. But can other states that are implementing and about to implement the New Deal follow suit? Giving the county magistrate, what about the guards, and what about the other officials, this is not a simple matter, it involves almost all officials in the country.

But Xiao Tianzi can't say anything, Liu Xiu led the Jingzhou Thorn History, and he has the right to discuss politics, although for so many years. He has never been in politics.

What makes Xiao Tianzi even more tricky is that he can't even stay in the middle of the house, in the past, he entered the palace directly, and through the hands of the six Cao Shangshu, after the Son of Heaven made a decision, he decided whether to stay in the middle or transfer it to Situ Mansion. After Lu Zhi became the minister of Gu Ming, because there was no one in the inner dynasty who could compete with him. The administrative power has unknowingly returned to Situ Mansion, in other words, this letter was known to Situ Mansion before it reached the Son of Heaven.

And Xiao Tianzi also needs to give an explanation for the accidental death of Liu Yuanqi, the king of Chu. He was originally worried that Liu Xiu would not agree with his explanation, but now Liu Xiu recognized that it was an accident. It was exactly the result he needed, how could he not admit it, did he have to say that Liu Yuanqi was pushed down the mountain by him?

The question is what to do next, since it was an accident, then Liu Xiu's request is logical and irrefutable, go back to Jiangling to be buried, supported by Fengxue and Liu Yuan, and transfer all the properties of the Chu Wangfu in Luoyang to Jiangling, leaving only a symbolic residence, which means that Liu Xiu is completely out of control, and he will establish his own independent kingdom in Jiangling.

Xiao Tianzi found that he was originally worried that Liu Xiu would come to him desperately to settle accounts was not the worst result at all, but now this result is the worst. Liu Xiu's absence from the attack now does not mean that he has really accepted this result, on the contrary, everything he is doing now can be seen as him retracting his fist before sending a sharp blow.

What about after repossession? Liu Xiu rushed to Luoyang to make a biao now, at best it was just a small mutiny, if he didn't come now, and if he did it again in the near future, it would be a big storm that could sweep the whole country, and it was even possible to rule the river. As soon as he thought that the father and son were going to fight on the battlefield, Xiao Tianzi couldn't cry or laugh, and he had an urge to confess everything to Liu Xiu.

But such an impulse was quickly defeated by reason, no matter how sincere he was, Liu Xiu had already decided that he had killed Liu Yuanqi, if he confessed, it would be even more sinful, and killing ancestors was more serious and unforgivable than killing heroes.

Between father and son, there is no possibility of relaxation.

Xiao Tianzi took Liu Xiu's recital and came to the Jinglu where he was meditating, which was originally a place in the palace to worship Lao Tzu's Futu, and there had long been Fang Shi haunting, after Xiao Tianzi cut expenses and streamlined manpower, it was much quieter here, and there were many more vacant rooms. Xiao Tianzi arranged Jinglu here, and often came here to sit, and no one was surprised. Since Emperor Xiaohuan set up this shrine, three generations of the Son of Heaven have this habit, but the little Son of Heaven has been more diligent recently.

The man in black, Yong, lives here. After apprenticing, Xiao Tianzi already knew that this master was a woman, and she was not young, but she had cultivated for many years, and her Taoism was profound, and she originally looked like a girl, but she was poisoned by Liu Xiu to become the current appearance of no human being, no ghost or ghost.

"Master, the assassin on Chinese New Year's Eve, is it Shizun?" Xiao Tianzi sat opposite Yong's in an orderly manner, and presented the letter with both hands.

Yongshi didn't pick up, just nodded: "It's me, but I'm not an assassin, I just want to get my own things back." She looked at Xiao Tianzi and stretched out her black fingers to push Song Shu back. I'm just preaching, I'm not in politics. Don't bother me with these mundane things in the future. You too, don't put too much thought into these things, think too much, it will affect your cultivation. ”

Xiao Tianzi carefully put away the song. Yong's skin was very cracked, and he applied a lot of ointment on his hands, and he had already put on some just now, and when he went back later, he would have to ask someone to copy it again.

"Master, I am the Son of Heaven, I can't devote myself to cultivation like Master." Xiao Tianzi said with a wry smile: "Although I also hope to be like Shizun and not ask about mundane affairs, but in that case, is this country still mine?" ”

"If your cultivation is not enough, nothing is yours, and it is now, and it will be snatched away in the future." Yongshi said: "Although Liu Xiu was injured by me, he has that ** help by his side, and he is familiar with the art of double cultivation in the room." It can recover in five or six months at most. These months are your chances, and if you don't seize the time, you have a good chance. Lay the foundation, how will you fight with him in the future? ”

"What the master means is that I don't have to pay attention to him. Just let him go? Xiao Tianzi said half-mockingly, half-asking.

"All stratagems are not as important as strength in the end." Yongshi is still as calm as a pool of stagnant water. "If you can have the strength I had now, what kind of conspiracy do you care? Go directly to Jiangling to cut off his head, and it will only take five days to go back and forth, and the world will be peaceful. ”

Xiao Tianzi was silent, but the disapproval in his eyes was heavier, and he looked at Yongshi silently. Yongshi understood what he meant, and sighed softly. Letting go of the hand holding the trick: "I used to be disdainful, but now I can't." You don't know how badly I was injured, it is already my greatest luck to be able to escape from the shore of the Goddess Lake and come to Luoyang. Now when I go to Gangneung, I am just throwing myself into the net, and there is absolutely no possibility of success. ”

"Then the master has been hiding here?"

"Of course not. Liu Xiu needs time to recover, and I also need time, and I believe that I will recover faster than him. At that time, it will be the power of our master and apprentice. Killing him is not a trivial matter? ”

Xiao Tianzi didn't say anything more, saluted, and got up to leave. Out of the dark room, standing in the sunlight, he squinted his eyes and looked at the eaves of the palace in the distance, the corners of his mouth slightly raised. He now somewhat understood that the Yong clan was not so much here to teach him Taoism as to use his power to temporarily evade Liu Xiu's pursuit. She is just a person, seriously injured, but Liu Xiu is a group of people, he himself was injured, but he still has a lot of helpers, and there are countless amounts of money, which can buy countless people, swordsmen, rangers and even cultivators, and he can't kill them. At the moment, only the palace is safe, because Liu Xiu will not think of her hiding in the palace for a while, no matter how wide his eyes and ears are, the palace is still in the palace after all, and it is not so easy to enter.

But it doesn't matter, everyone is using each other, you use me, I can use you too. Xiao Tianzi smiled, his eyes fell on the two palace maids who came up to salute him, looked at it, and shook his head when the palace maid's excited eyes were just revealed. It's a pity that although these two palace maids are good-looking, they don't fit the kind of physique that Yong said, and they don't have a little Taoist foundation.

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother invites you to Changle Palace."

"I see." Xiao Tianzi sat on the chariot and walked in the direction of Changle Palace. He raised his sleeves and sniffed at the end of his nose, the smell of medicine didn't seem to be very strong, so he relieved himself, and asked the two palace maids while walking: "The Queen Mother is looking for me, but what's the matter?" ”

One of the palace maids blushed, covered her mouth with her sleeves, her eyes rolled, and she laughed softly: "The Queen Mother heard that Her Majesty selected palace maids in the palace, and she wanted to invite Her Majesty over and ask Your Majesty what she meant." ”

Xiao Tianzi's eyes flashed, he chuckled, and stopped talking.

Came to Changle Palace, went to the palace, the Empress Dowager Song and Fengxue were sitting and chatting, Xiao Xue'er was lying on Fengxue's legs, seemed to be a little sleepy, closed her royal blue eyes, was napping, her golden hair was spread out, like a golden Shu brocade. Seeing Xiao Tianzi coming in, Fengxue saluted the Empress Dowager Song and wanted to take shelter for a while, but the Empress Dowager Song waved her hand and signaled her not to leave. Feng Xue was helpless, so he had to sit aside, and his body was a little stiff and saluted Xiao Tianzi.

Looking at Fengxue's cold face, Xiao Tianzi's mouth was bitter, but he couldn't explain it, so he had to pretend not to see it. Empress Dowager Song asked him to sit down and asked straight to the point about his selection of palace maids in the palace. Xiao Tianzi didn't dare to say that this was to prepare for the double cultivation in the future, but only said that there were no suitable palace maids around him, and he wanted to pick two waiters who were proficient in paperwork.

"Knowing the paperwork, who else can be stronger than Ah He and Cai Yan, even Cao Rui is not bad, there is no more suitable woman than them in the palace." Empress Dowager Song said: "It's just that the king of Chu is at the beginning of his funeral, and Ah He has filial piety, so it is not appropriate to discuss marriage, so it is better to hire Cai Yan and Cao Rui into the palace first." ”

Xiao Tianzi was a little surprised, the Empress Dowager Song liked Cai Yan, he always knew it, but for Cao Rui, the Empress Dowager Song has not been very optimistic, in Liu He, such a biological daughter, the Empress Dowager Song is not worried that the Song family's power in the palace will be affected. Now that Cao Rui is suddenly mentioned, it seems that the Empress Dowager Song has a new consideration.

Xiao Tianzi thought for a while, then agreed, and then took out the letter and presented it to the Empress Dowager Song with both hands.